Alcohol dependence, psychiatric disorders share genetic links

Cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer’s genetically linked

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the University of California, San Francisco, have found that genes that increase risk of cardiovascular disease also heighten the risk for Alzheimer’s

$3 million to help expand Wolfram syndrome research

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have received a five-year, $3 million grant to study Wolfram syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that causes neurologic problems, insulin-dependent diabetes and other serious conditions.

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Welcome to the Washington University, Department of Psychiatry’s website. The department has been at the forefront of psychiatric care for decades. Members of our faculty were
among the first to champion the medical model of psychiatry and view psychiatric dysfunction as an interaction between genes and environment. The department and its faculty continue
to be in the vanguard of both the study and treatment of mental illness. In order to prepare for
the future, the department also devotes a significant amount of time and effort to the training of the next generation of clinicians and researchers.
We provide training at the medical student, residency, fellowship, and pre-, and post-doctoral levels. We invite you to visit our site to learn more about our
history, the faculty, and what we do to increase our understanding of nervous system function and improve the treatment of mental disorders.